I noticed 2 things: That black kite is indestructible Your bow guy is the bomb, he kept putting everything back together over and over. Plus after the crash gybe at 3:30 the boat is on it's side and he's just leaning on the mast still gybing the pole... nice!
Love this vid, the pure joy of a planing sail boat and getting together with friends and family for some adrenalin packed fun is obvious. I am also impressed with your honesty in editing. No cutting out imperfect maneuvers here, just action, high jinks and mayhem. Looks like a perfect day.
I love this video. Not only is it simply fun to watch - I just feel like jumping in and helping on occasion. It's also a great video to show to new sailors and crew on how well a keel boat can tolerate healing.
I want to know the reaction of the lady who fell in the water at 3:43......luck was on her side that day along with a great and quick response from the crew!
There is nothing like a more 24, I’ve had the pleasure of surfing, 80 foot waves in the north Atlantic in January of the Azores, it wasn’t a sailboat. It was a surfboard. We cross the Atlantic three days with no wind still averaged 240 miles a day.
The young lady taking a dip on that first broach at 3:35 is damned lucky the skipper could pull her up with one arm. That Col. R. water is COLD! Also lucky the boom didn't take her head off.
Four hours worth of knockdowns would completely sap my energy. You just can't win flying a chute in those kinds of winds. I'm kinda lazy but would consider a double-pole jibing scheme in order to set the chute a little faster. Probably wouldn't eliminate knockdowns but easier than trying to manhandle a single pole in those conditions.
They made it! And the main sheet/traveler were still attached to the boat! - Bonus! This video should be preserved as a lesson on how best to destroy a sailboat while shaving a few hundredths of a second off your elapsed time...Duh......
Was thinking the same thing. That backstay and main track must be made of galvanized iron. I'd be inclined to sheet in the main and pay it out after the jibe. I'd also consider a double-pole setup to jibe the chute. In those winds stuff just happens too fast and that's how you get one knockdown after another. That can't be any faster than sheeting in the main and double-poling the chute.
Don't know that I would want to repeatedly Jibe in 30-40 knots winds while sailing a M26 or other light day sailor. ...but this is a race boat (express 27) that is built for the purpose. Hard sailing in part of the deal. Proper helmsmanship and management of the main sheet would minimise risk. The express 27 will plane and gets a little squirrely when doing so. To win races may mean you push the edge sometimes. ...and Calm Seas never made a Skilled Sailor.
Call me chicken, but when jibing in 40-kt winds I'm apt to sheet in the main before jibing and just letting it pay out when the wind catches the other side, and switch out the spinnaker pole just a second before jibing the main. Doesn't guarantee eliminating a knockdown but it's gotta be a helluva lot easier on the backstay and the poor bowman jibing the chute.
I noticed 2 things:
That black kite is indestructible
Your bow guy is the bomb, he kept putting everything back together over and over. Plus after the crash gybe at 3:30 the boat is on it's side and he's just leaning on the mast still gybing the pole... nice!
Love this vid, the pure joy of a planing sail boat and getting together with friends and family for some adrenalin packed fun is obvious. I am also impressed with your honesty in editing. No cutting out imperfect maneuvers here, just action, high jinks and mayhem. Looks like a perfect day.
I love this video. Not only is it simply fun to watch - I just feel like jumping in and helping on occasion. It's also a great video to show to new sailors and crew on how well a keel boat can tolerate healing.
This is an awesome video Thanks so much for posting. Truley sailing and truely fun!
Wow, awesome. The good and the bad all shown in honesty. I want an Express 27 really bad.
you should put about 6" of nerf padding around that boom. That thing is a weapon.
I just found this video. Awesome!!!
Let’s talk about the return flight. Looks great..
wow amazing video!
I want to know the reaction of the lady who fell in the water at 3:43......luck was on her side that day along with a great and quick response from the crew!
The look on her face throughout told me this wasn't her first rodeo.
There is nothing like a more 24, I’ve had the pleasure of surfing, 80 foot waves in the north Atlantic in January of the Azores, it wasn’t a sailboat. It was a surfboard. We cross the Atlantic three days with no wind still averaged 240 miles a day.
The young lady taking a dip on that first broach at 3:35 is damned lucky the skipper could pull her up with one arm. That Col. R. water is COLD! Also lucky the boom didn't take her head off.
Foredeck is still trying to make the pole even when broaching. Nice!
Crazy stuff sign me up
Were your bowman's shoes actually glued to the foredeck?
LOL. How many broaches?
Four hours worth of knockdowns would completely sap my energy. You just can't win flying a chute in those kinds of winds. I'm kinda lazy but would consider a double-pole jibing scheme in order to set the chute a little faster. Probably wouldn't eliminate knockdowns but easier than trying to manhandle a single pole in those conditions.
They made it! And the main sheet/traveler were still attached to the boat! - Bonus! This video should be preserved as a lesson on how best to destroy a sailboat while shaving a few hundredths of a second off your elapsed time...Duh......
Was thinking the same thing. That backstay and main track must be made of galvanized iron. I'd be inclined to sheet in the main and pay it out after the jibe. I'd also consider a double-pole setup to jibe the chute. In those winds stuff just happens too fast and that's how you get one knockdown after another. That can't be any faster than sheeting in the main and double-poling the chute.
Don't know that I would want to repeatedly Jibe in 30-40 knots winds while sailing a M26 or other light day sailor. ...but this is a race boat (express 27) that is built for the purpose. Hard sailing in part of the deal. Proper helmsmanship and management of the main sheet would minimise risk. The express 27 will plane and gets a little squirrely when doing so. To win races may mean you push the edge sometimes. ...and Calm Seas never made a Skilled Sailor.
Call me chicken, but when jibing in 40-kt winds I'm apt to sheet in the main before jibing and just letting it pay out when the wind catches the other side, and switch out the spinnaker pole just a second before jibing the main. Doesn't guarantee eliminating a knockdown but it's gotta be a helluva lot easier on the backstay and the poor bowman jibing the chute.
Need some helmets!
Wow
Let’s talk about the return flight. Looks great..